Cutting Half- and Quarter-Square Triangles

Cutting Half-Square Triangles (right-handed)

1. Square up the fabric.

2. Cut the fabric in strips as wide as the desired finished width of the triangle-squares, plus 7/8” for seam allowances. For example, for a 3” finished half-square triangle, cut a 3-7/8”-wide fabric strip.

Cutting Half-Square Triangles (right-handed)

Cutting Half-Square Triangles (left-handed)

1. Square up the fabric.

2. Cut the fabric in strips as wide as the desired finished width of the triangle-squares, plus 7/8” for seam allowances. For example, for a 3” finished half-square triangle, cut a 3-7/8”-wide fabric strip.

Cutting Half-Square Triangles (left-handed)

Cutting Quarter-Square Triangles (right-handed)

1. Square up the fabric.

2. Cut the fabric in strips as wide as the desired width of the quarter-square triangle, plus 1-1/4” for seam allowances. For example, for a 3” finished quarter-square triangle, cut a 4-1/4”-wide fabric strip.

Cutting Quarter-Square Triangles (left-handed)

1. Square up the fabric.

2. Cut the fabric in strips as wide as the desired width of the quarter-square triangle, plus 1-1/4” for seam allowances. For example, for a 3” finished quarter-square triangle, cut a 4-1/4”-wide fabric strip.